You'll shoot your eye out...

So, all in all a relatively normal Christmas for my family, oh yeah, except for one little detail:  Heather tried to shoot my eye out.  You see, Heather received a pellet gun from one of her many beaus.  She has spent much of her holidays shooting me and Garrett with it.  I decided I was going to find where she had stashed it and deliver her some well deserved payback.  I found it, but Heather managed to wrestle it from my grip and locked herself in the bathroom.  Garrett immediately came to my aid, and tried to help me break into the bathroom.  While I was peering underneath the door, Heather got the bright idea to stick the gun out and shoot.  It just so happened the she shot me near the bridge of my nose, at point blank range, scarcely missing my eye.  Now I am sporting a black eye and a small circular scab.  Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!   

More Boredom Activities:

Another one that can be kind of fun is if you head to any old search engine and type your name and a verb, you get some pretty wacky results!

Grace runs... for autism

Grace needs... constant care

Grace wants... to invest in alternative energies (I do...I really do!)

Grace makes... beauty out of ugly things

I learned so much about myself!  Here are some for Garrett:

Garrett plays... push around with a PAP (What does this mean?)

Garrett hugs... for a good day

Garrett wished... he'd put on a coat or something

Garrett hates... immigrants ( I do not agree with this)

If You're Bored...

If you're bored why not give this a try:

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions in a note to your wall.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

Please post your results!

EVIL JACK

Garrett and I thought that it would be fun to dress Jack up as a festive holiday elf; we dressed him up and decided to snap a picture using our camera phone.  Much to our horror this is the resulting photo, which I believe will haunt my nightmares tonight.   

A Top 5 Must be Updated!

After seeing a movie last night I regret that I must update my Top 5 WORST Movies of all Time.  The new list is as follows:

1. TWILIGHT
2. Batman and Robin
3. Maid in Manhattan
4. From Justin to Kelly
5. Banger Sisters

That is all I have to report as of right now!  Good Day!

Garrett and Jack Holiday Fun!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

A Manifesto; Why I Love Speed Racer!

You might think that it is odd for an adult woman to be so taken with a children's movie, but until you have seen Speed Racer I beg that you not judge me or it too harshly. In order to defend myself I am prepared to outline here the reasons for my deep love for this movie.

There is of course visual appeal of the entire movie, which is twofold. I adore the use of color throughout the film. The entire film is bright and using every color in the rainbow. I have never seen anything like it! I am a sucker for originality. The second layer of visual appeal takes the forms of Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) and Scott Porter (Racer Rex). With such boyish good looks afoot how could you not like the film. See IMDB for the proof.

Second, there is of course the nostalgic nature of my feelings for this film. Although, Speed Racer the show was before my time, my older brothers loved the show and would often watch the reruns when they were aired on MTV. I spent many hours of my childhood watching the cartoon Speed Racer, and so my affections for the character run deep.

Finally, there is the originality of the film. It is like no other film that I have seen, and you must appreciate that. It is clever, this of course includes the monkey humor for which I have always nurtured a soft spot. It made me laugh and put a smile on my face. Thus all I have to say is go speed racer go!

HOA's and Invisible Dogs

I have a lovely golden retriever named Jack.  Our neighbors directly across across the street from us have two labs, Dax and Sadie.  Next door to them my mother-in-law has a lab named Blu.  So we have four large dogs in a three house radius.  Blu has received a number of complaints from the neighbors for leaving his droppings on the yard (and I mean multiple complaints).  Today Dax and Sadie's owner approached me stating that they had received a letter from the HOA insisting that anywhere that their dogs urinate, including on their own yard, must be replaced with fresh grass.  Their owner approached me this morning to ask if I too had received a letter, which I informed him I have not.  So Jack continues to skate by unnoticed all though is clearly the most flamboyant of the dogs, for further proof see the attached photo.  

A New Blog is Born

Because what this world really needs is yet another blog!